Bidspirit auction | WW2 Luftwaffe ace Helmut Lipfert,

WW2 Luftwaffe ace Helmut Lipfert, Flt Lt R O Hellyer Battle Of Britain 616 sqn multiple signed Battle of Britain cover. Signed by Helmut Lipfert was a Luftwaffe fighter ace. He achieved a total of 203 victories in 700 combat missions, all over the Eastern front. PLUS Flt Lt R O Hellyer Richard Hellyer joined the RAF(Aux) in 1936 and was posted to 503 Squadron. He was awarded his Wings in July 1938 and granted a Commission on 10th November 1936 as P/O. 503 Squadron was later disbanded but reformed in November 1938 as 616 Squadron based at RAF Finningley and he transferred to this unit. He was called up for active service in September 1939 and was shot down and wounded flying Spitfire K9804 on Dunkirk Beach on 28th May 1940. He arrived back in the UK and recovered from his injuries and rejoined 616 Squadron in July 1940. He rose to F/O on an unknown date and then rose to F/Lt on 15th May 1940, he was later posted to 56 OTU at Sutton Bridge in September 1940 and in 1941 trained as an instructor before instructing at 28 EFTS in 1942 and later with 5 (P)AFU at Hutton Cranswick in 1944. He was commended For Valuable Service in the Air on 1st January 1944 and survived the War and Luftwaffe ace Beerenbrock?. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99